# Koste Village, Waraseoni, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/waraseoni/koste/ Village · Waraseoni, Balaghat # Koste Koste is a village in Waraseoni sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,394 people in 826 households**, the 9th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.5%. - 3,394people (2011) - 826households - 83.1%literacy - 1,061females per 1,000 males ## Koste PIN code and other codes Koste falls in Waraseoni sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockWaraseoni - Census village code497418 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Koste from nearby towns? - Waraseoni (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Balaghat (district HQ)19 km by road - Waraseoni (nearest town)3 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Koste? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Koste; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Waraseoni - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Waraseoni - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Koste known for? The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 86% of the 747 hectares of village land is sown, and 630 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Koste Of every 100 households in Koste in 2011, 79 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Koste · ■ Waraseoni rural average Electricity for lighting ****79%** **76% Toilet within the home ****14%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **84% Tap water ****4%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **96% Use banking services ****34%** **43% Television ****27%** **17% Mobile phone ****32%** **22% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **25% Own their home ****98%** **96% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Koste? ■ Koste · ■ Waraseoni rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%** **78.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1061** **1021 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048** **962 Working population ****48.9%** **55.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.3% for men and 76.3% for women. 60% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 376 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 376 (23%) · **■** Household industry 37 (2%) · **■** Other work 437 (26%) · **■** Marginal 435 (26%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Waraseoni - Garra4,097 people - Ladsada3,857 people - Mendki3,506 people - Mangejhari3,490 people - Murjhad3,136 people - Kochewahi3,127 people - Jhaliwada3,106 people - Thanegaon3,101 people [All 78 villages in Waraseoni](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/waraseoni/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Koste from Balaghat?19 km by road - What is the population of Koste?3,394 (Census 2011) - Which district is Koste in?Balaghat district (Waraseoni sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Koste?83.1% (Census 2011)